Russia urges restraint on Korea

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MOSCOW Russia urged America to drop financial sanctions against North Korea that have emerged as a key obstacle to talks over the country’s nuclear weapons programme. Aleksandr Losyukov, the Deputy Foreign Minister and chief Russian negotiator on North Korea, said: “The United States should have taken some steps toward the Koreans on lifting financial sanctions and discussing this question with them.” He also called on North Korea to reconsider its refusal to rejoin negotiations over its nuclear programme on account of the sanctions. The talks, between America, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Russia and China, are to persuade North Korea to